Stefan Zweig

Guilt: A Festering Sore “No guilt is forgotten so long as the conscience still knows of it.” ~ Stefan Zweig Guilt is a natural part of the human conscience, occurring when individuals realize they have fallen short of moral standards, either in their thoughts or behavior, and experience a strong sense of remorse as a consequence of this violation. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne examines the effect of guilt on the conscience of several characters, providing insight to the…

There is an ongoing feud as to if censorship is appropriate to incorporate in governments, schools, and other institutions. Governments or other forms of authority engage in censorship in order to protect people from concepts they consider to be corrupt or immoral. Censorship eliminates evil mindsets and can help to prevent major conflicts from arising. On the other hand, censorship slows down creativity and innovation, violates citizens’ rights, and hides the truth. The Nazi Regime incorporated…

The White Rose and the Red Kapos: Controversy and Glorification in Memorializing Resistance Groups After Adolf Hitler’s election as chancellor, infringements on freedom of speech and press in Germany started becoming more and more commonplace, until any dissent become illegal and punishable by death. On the background of this violent, repressive regime, a few distinct types of resistance occurred, defined and limited by the motivations, resources and positions of its members. Resistance in the…